Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 USC Libraries Special Collections University of Southern California specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph. "Landmark... Statue in Old Plaza depicts Father Junipero Serra, who arrived here in 1769 with Don Gasper de Portola to found the pueblo." -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated 3 September 1961. Junipero is known as the father of the California missions having founded many of them in the 18th century. Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w photographic prints photographs
Los Angeles--City--Plaza Plaza Serra, Junipero, Father De Portola, Gaspar, Don
Time Period
circa 1961-09-03
Place
-118.284,34.01362 -118.22653,34.05371 -118.24958,34.02916 -118.27293,34.0525 California El Pueblo de Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles Sunset Boulevard & Main Street Olvera Street USA
Source
3-1275-02805-6175 [Barcode] EXM-P-S-LOS-ANG-CIT-PLA-003 [Original Filename] Subjects 317 [Print Box] University of Southern California [Contributing entity]
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